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The beautiful spa town a short drive from Greater Manchester that's like a different world

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Less than an hour from Stockport lies a spa town that makes you feel like you've stumbled across a different world. Instead of Victorian mills and red brick, you'll find grand Georgian architecture and an iconic crescent building.

The beautiful stone buildings can be linked with the fifth Duke of Devonshire's ambitions to create a spa town to rival Bath back in the 18th century.

He developed the town and built the Buxton Crescent, complete with a ballroom and an assembly room. Now, the Grade I listed centrepiece is a five-star hotel - Ensana Health Spa Hotel - offering spa treatments using the area's famous thermal water.

The picturesque resort town, nestled within the Peak District, first became known for its natural thermal springs in Roman times. READ MORE: The hidden castle 30 mins’ drive away from Manchester with beautiful waterside walks The Romans discovered the warm bubbling water, which rises from the earth at a constant temperature of 28C, from a spring underneath where the hotel is today.

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